Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	apostle_n	heaven_n	loose_v	2,492	5	10.3143	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57545	The good Samaritan; or an exposition on that parable Luke X. ver. XXX----XXXVIII. A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell amongst theeves, &c. By Nehemiah Rogers, preacher of the gospel.; Mirrour of mercy, and that on Gods part and mans. Part II	Rogers, Nehemiah, 1593-1660.	1658 (1658)	Wing R1823A; ESTC R222130	165,186	261

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service_n be_v actual_o and_o personal_o to_o be_v perform_v by_o one_o self_n the_o charge_v you_o see_v be_v do_v thou_n as_o well_o as_o other_o other_o have_v be_v charitable_a merciful_a be_v thou_o so_o too_o a_o doctrine_n strong_o confirm_v in_o scripture_n which_o enjoin_v the_o duty_n either_o of_o first_o or_o second_o table_n speak_v singular_o and_o particular_o in_o the_o second_o person_n as_o to_o one_o man_n so_o be_v the_o law_n deliver_v thou_o shall_v have_v no_o other_o god_n etc._n etc._n so_o the_o gospel_n if_o thou_o believe_v he_o it_o unto_o thou_o as_o thou_o believe_v etc._n etc._n reason_n and_o no_o wonder_n see_v the_o prophet_n give_v it_o for_o sound_a doctrine_n hab._n 2.4_o the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o his_o own_o faith_n 2._o and_o the_o question_n at_o the_o last_o shall_v be_v what_o have_v thou_o do_v not_o what_o have_v other_o mat._n 25._o every_o man_n must_v be_v countable_a for_o himself_o too_o god_n use_v see_v that_o we_o have_v matter_n of_o rejoice_v in_o ourselves_o not_o in_o other_o this_o we_o shall_v when_o we_o put_v our_o hand_n to_o those_o holy_a duty_n god_n require_v of_o we_o not_o be_v like_o these_o pharisee_n which_o will_v bind_v heavy_a burden_n to_o lay_v on_o other_o shoulder_n there_o be_v some_o duty_n that_o belong_v to_o man_n in_o their_o particular_a station_n or_o place_n as_o to_o the_o magistrate_n minister_n etc._n etc._n which_o concern_v not_o other_o of_o which_o we_o may_v say_v as_o christ_n to_o peter_n what_o be_v that_o to_o thou_o but_o there_o be_v no_o duty_n that_o belong_v to_o a_o christian_n as_o he_o be_v a_o christian_n but_o belong_v to_o every_o christian_a mat._n 28.20_o teach_v they_o to_o